W&M Sustainability

William & Mary’s 326-year tradition of academic excellence, unparalleled community engagement, and creative interdisciplinary partnerships have prepared the university well for meeting the challenges of a sustainable future. Drawing upon the strengths, passions, and expertise of its faculty, students and staff, W&M is creating a new model of sustainability for higher education.

From faculty/student research and student internships to innovative community partnerships and widespread volunteerism, the university is promoting sustainability by producing leaders for tomorrow’s world who understand both the challenge and the opportunity in a sustainable future.

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Upcoming

Events/Happenings

Date/Time

Location

RecycleMania: Electronics Recycling

March 27

Kaplan Parking Lot

Climate Action Plan Working Group Meeting

Thursday,March 21, 10-11am

York Room, Sadler

Green Events Meeting

Thursday,March 21, 1-2pm

Colony Room, Sadler

2019 Earth Day Festival

Saturday, April 20

Crim Dell Meadow + Sadler Terrace

2019 Dorm Mania Collection Dates (Tentative)

May 1 - May 12

Various locations

Participate in 2019 RecycleMania!

RecycleMania is a nationwide friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote recycling and waste reduction across their campuses and communities. William & Mary is participating in RecycleMania again this year to see how the campus stacks up against other colleges in terms of the pounds of waste, recycling, and compost produced over the course of 8 weeks. Last year, the electronics recycling event that was hosted during the competition collected a total of 2,874 pounds of electronics. We are hoping to have another successful electronics recycling event this March!

Want to Contribute to Creating a Green Events Guide?

W&M Sustainability is currently working towards creating a greenevents guide for campus users and suggest/explore possible areas for improvement. Meetings are open to any interested and contributing faculty, staff or students.

Have Ideas for Climate Action Plan 2020?

The Committee on Sustainability working group responsible for the Climate Action Plan holds meetings open to any contributing members of the campus. Feel free to drop in, learn what is going on, contribute to the conversation, and volunteer to help!

Since spring 2008, the Green Fee program has funded more than $1 million worth of sustainability projects led by W&M students, faculty and staff, representing different aspects of sustainability on campus.

Sustainability Plan

The W&M Sustainability Plan for Fiscal Years 2019-2024 helps create a clearer vision for our sustainable future, and will foster even more cross-discipline and multi-departmental initiatives. Learn more